It was during World War II that the United States was in need of Mexico and its laborers. Americans were at war and labor was needed in order to supply the soldiers with food and keep the countries agriculture going. It was in 1942 when the United States and Mexico negotiated an agreement that was...

1. Open Door Policy - United States and Great Britain were concerned about the integrity of China. A series of notes were issued stating that the United States favored a policy of "the open door," This meaning that China should not become the sole influence of any single nations or small group...

THE GREAT DEPRESSION OF THE 1930‘S In the 1930's, the United States lived a terrible economic period. But, before the Stock Market Crash, of 1929 the USA lived the best economic period. This was a prosperous period with many economics? advances. But, everyone feltBlack Friday?, during Oct...

The United States produced a lot of propaganda posters during WWI. Most explained that we should eat certain foods so we can send the rest "Over There" to help our troops. Also many of the posters pushed us to work harder. Explaining that the work we do is for our men in Europe. There...

Joseph Stalin was a Georgian Marxist revolutionary leader and later dictator of the USSR. He was born in Gori, Georgia. He studied at Tiflis Orthodox where he was expelled from in 1899. After joining a Georgian Social Democratic organization in 1898, he became active in a revolutionary undergroun...

No nation has ever existed without some sense of national destiny or purpose. Manifest Destiny, a phrase used by leaders and politicians in the 1840s to explain continental expansion by the United States, revitalized a sense of "mission" for many Americans. Manifest Destiny, meaning "obvious or unde...

The changes in the Victorian Age, approximately 69 years long, contributed more to the advancement of the world than the other two thousand years of it's existence. It was a time of expansion, reform, and technological advancement. Thus mark twain was essentially correct in saying that "...

Why was the German invasion of Russia to be expected? On June 22, 1941, the armies of Nazi-Germany stood on a two thousand kilometer long Front, preparing to attack Soviet-Russia. The inevitable assault on Russia was to finally satisfy an obsession of Adolph Hitler, the Nazi Führer. As for J...

The Communist World and the Free World were two kinds of economic and political camps existing in 1985. At the center of these camps were two nations, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics who followed the principals of communism, and the United States of America with the belief in Capitalism and...

During World War 2, people at home helped win the war as much as any soldier did. A good part of our resources were used to support the national war effort. People at the home front had to do everything they could to help their country. They helped fund the war by purchasing bonds, recycling, ...

At this point in 1930 it would be difficult to switch from fascism. For the past decade fascist ideas have constantly been reiterated in almost every aspect of society and it has become a part of every Italian's life. Democracy would have worked if we had kept it going in the right direction ...

History of China Before the 19th century came China had stood as a leading civilization outranking the rest of the world with its immense education and knowledge in the arts and science field, but after that Chinas been facing several military defeats. After World War II, the Communists under M...

I believe that the Republic of Korea's (ROK) location is a paradox in that it is both advantageous and disadvantageous in their dealings with neighboring countries. The ROKs position at the center point of three major economic powers – China, Japan and Russia - allows for excellent trade...

During the twentieth century, the power of the presidency would grow very much. This came as a result of the actions of a few men that were some of the best leaders in the history of the United States. They were men that knew what they wanted to accomplish and how they wanted to do it. Their driv...

Process Essay Evolution of a Democracy As citizens of the United States, we are privileged to live in a democratic society. Though many people today feel that we are living in troubled times, history demonstrates today's turmoil is yet another phase which will serve to facilitate the evoluti...

John Steinbeck was born in February 27, 1902 in Salinas, California. Salinas was an agricultural valley in California. His father was the county treasurer and his mother was a schoolteacher. This is where his education began from a mother that encouraged him to read. The community was a com...

The Presidency of FDR In 1932, Americans realized that they had an increasingly great financial problem on their hands, and tried to correct it by centralizing power. The President acquired so much power that the nation almost became a communism, especially with Roosevelt's in...

Anti-Semitism had been around in Germany and the whole of Europe for hundreds of years prior to World War One. Many scholars trace German anti-Semitism back to the time of Martin Luther and even farther back into history. So is it a fair assumption to say that World War One was the turning point in ...

"A Look at the Great Depression of 1936" After reading through the article, I gained very good information of what really happened during the era of 1930s in USA. Whereas I think the main cause for the Great depression was the huge stock market crash that occurred in October 1929 other t...

Pressure for social and political change existed in Russia long before the outbreak of World War I in Europe in 1914. The involvement in the war brought opposition to an already unpopular Tsarist Nicholas II regime. As workers and peasants were forced to join the Russian army, the economy crumbled...

Italy's Economic StrugglesIn the time period between 1700 to 1900 Italy's economic situation was greatly effected by it's disunity and it's distribution among the many countries of Europe. Previous to 1860, Italy was not united, it was divided into separate city-states, or controlled by a foreign po...

Sir Alexander Fleming was born in Lochfield, Scotland on August 6th, 1881. He attended St. Mary's Medical School in London. It was in St. Mary's, where Sir Alexander Fleming began his research. Early in his medical life, Fleming became interested in the natural bacterial action of the blood and in a...

American Gothic Vs Fall PlowingAmerican Gothic and Fall Plowing were painted in the early 1930s by Grant Wood. Both paintings have many similarities and differences. American Gothic and Fall Plowing offer a discrete description of rural life with contrasting point of views. I beleive that American...

In the years following World War Two, Canada displayed its newfound role as one of the leading nations of the world. The conclusion of the Second World War created a time of remarkable economic prosperity throughout the country. Canada's economy boomed as it shifted from being primarily resourc...

Fashion and Society Before the modernization of the fashion industry, trends and styles did not change as often as they do today. Styles remained the same for several decades at a time, but after the Industrial Revolution fashion began to evolve quicker bringing significant changes with each...